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Bobby Darin(1936-1973)

  • Music Artist
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Bobby Darin, c. 1964.
A young and pretty maid-for-hire, who begins dating wealthy New York City businessman.
Play trailer2:08
That Funny Feeling (1965)
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Walden Robert Cassotto, nicknamed "Bobby", was born in The Bronx, New York, in 1936. Severe rheumatic fever as a child scarred his heart and led to an overprotected and pampered childhood. He was the focal point of a family that fostered and encouraged his love of music. His music career started out with writing songs and taking demos around to different music producers. In 1958 he performed the song "Splish, Splash" on Dick Clark's American Bandstand (1952). It was a huge hit and eventually would sell over one million copies. The next year was a big one - he won two Grammies, for Best Record ("Mack the Knife") and Best New Artist. "Mack the Knife" stayed in the top ten for 52 weeks, nine of those at #1. This was Bobby's fourth gold record. His next goal was to make a movie, and that opportunity came in 1960 with the film Come September (1961), for which he also wrote the title song. The movie was filmed in Rome and that's where he met Sandra Dee. She was 16 years old and at the top of her career. They were engaged two months after they met and their son, Dodd Darin, was born a year later. Bobby continued to perform in night clubs and make movies. In 1964 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Captain Newman, M.D. (1963). Despite very good reviews, he lost the Oscar to Melvyn Douglas. In 1967 he asked for and was granted a divorce. Sandra was quoted as saying, "He just woke up one morning and didn't want to be married anymore". More realistically, their careers had kept them apart more often than not, and they had struggled with the marriage practically from the beginning. He went in for heart surgery in 1971 and from that point on he had bouts of ill health. After his recovery he continued to do nightclub acts and the next year he did a popular summer variety show called The Bobby Darin Show (1973). The last year of his life was spent dealing with health problems related to his heart, yet he continued to work when he could. He died at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles on December 20, 1973, following open heart surgery.
BornMay 14, 1936
DiedDecember 20, 1973(37)
BornMay 14, 1936
DiedDecember 20, 1973(37)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Bobby Darin and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
Bobby Darin and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
Bobby Darin and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
Bobby Darin and Pamela Tiffin in State Fair (1962)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in That Funny Feeling (1965)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in That Funny Feeling (1965)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in That Funny Feeling (1965)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in Come September (1961)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in Come September (1961)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in Come September (1961)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in Come September (1961)
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in Come September (1961)

Known for

Sandra Dee, Rock Hudson, Bobby Darin, and Gina Lollobrigida in Come September (1961)
Come September
6.9
  • Tony
  • 1961
Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin in If a Man Answers (1962)
If a Man Answers
6.8
  • Eugene Wright
  • 1962
Sidney Poitier and Bobby Darin in Pressure Point (1962)
Pressure Point
7.1
  • Patient
  • 1962
Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers (2016)
Passengers
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Call Me Irresponsible")
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, David Rudman, Matt Vogel, and Ryan Dillon in Sesame Street (1969)
    Sesame Street
    • (voice)
  • Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
    Happy Mother's Day, Love George
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
  • Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)
    Cade's County
  • Raymond Burr in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
  • The Happy Ending (1969)
    The Happy Ending
    • (as Robert Darin)
  • Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)
    The Danny Thomas Hour
  • James Mason and Geraldine Chaplin in Cop-Out (1967)
    Cop-Out
  • Emily Banks, Bobby Darin, and Don Galloway in Gunfight in Abilene (1967)
    Gunfight in Abilene
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
  • Sandra Dee, Bobby Darin, Donald O'Connor, and Reta Shaw in That Funny Feeling (1965)
    That Funny Feeling
  • Gene Barry in Burke's Law (1963)
    Burke's Law
    • (uncredited)
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train

Writer

  • The Bobby Darin Show (1973)
    The Bobby Darin Show
  • The Vendors (1969)
    The Vendors

Videos5

Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:17
Trailer
Pressure Point
Trailer 2:29
Pressure Point
Hell Is for Heroes
Trailer 2:54
Hell Is for Heroes
State Fair (1962)
Trailer 0:31
State Fair (1962)

Personal details

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    • May 14, 1936
    • The Bronx, New York, USA
    • December 20, 1973
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(after open-heart surgery)
    • June 26, 1973 - October 24, 1973 (divorced)
    • Dodd Darin
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    Single: "Splish Splash" (Atco Records)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Portrayal
    • 8 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He lost his hair in his early 20s and wore a toupee thereafter.
  • Quotes
    Conceit is thinking you're great; egotism is knowing it.
    • Hip-sounding singing style
    • State Fair
      (1962)
      $90,000

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